Maize varieties developed and released with support from MAIZE

varieties by
grain color

varieties by
cultivar type

traits combined on
single variety

Percentage of varieties
released with given trait

82%
Drought Tolerance
100%
Maize Streak Virus Resistance
18%
Provitamin-A Enriched
29%
N Use Efficiency
76%
Striga Tolerance
29%
Turcicum Leaf Blight
  • Orange MaizeOrange
  • White MaizeWhite
  • Yellow MaizeYellow
  • HybridHybrid
  • Open Pollinated VarietyOpen Pollinated Variety
  • 11
  • 22
  • 3 - 53 - 5
  • + 6+ 6
research projects funded
the total budget granted
Capacity buidling of SME seed company personnel in WCA on marketing and selling directly to smallholders and business management.
Budget$279,768 Years2012-2014
Using decision support tools to develop innovative maize-based technologies for enhancing crop output in northern Ghana
Budget$189,000 Years2012-2015
Production Risks and Welfare Implications of Maize Hybrids on the Subsistence Farms of South India
Budget$15,750 Years2012-2014
Crowdsourcing of information and tailored service delivery in maize- based systems in Ghana Y1
Budget$54,800 Years2012-2014
Crowdsourcing of information and tailored service delivery in maize- based systems in Ghana Y2
Budget$136,500 Years2012-2015
Sustainable intensification and transformative pathways for smallholder agriculture to achieve SDG1 (zero poverty) and SDG2 (zero hunger) Y1
Budget$158,550 Years2012-2013
Sustainable intensification and transformative pathways for smallholder agriculture to achieve SDG1 (zero poverty) and SDG2 (zero hunger) Y2
Budget$78,750 Years2014
Zimbabwe
Sustainable intensification and transformative pathways for smallholder agriculture to achieve SDG1 (zero poverty) and SDG2 (zero hunger) Y3
Budget$105,000 Years2012-2014
Zimbabwe
Sustainable intensification and transformative pathways for smallholder agriculture to achieve SDG1 (zero poverty) and SDG2 (zero hunger) Y5
Budget$180.624 Years2012-2014
Zimbabwe
African MAIZE yield gaps analysis
Budget$60.957Years2012-2015
Congo Ethiopia Kenya Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe